You can no longer submit a new application for courses starting in 2024.
If you already have a 2024 application and are in Clearing, you can add this course as a Clearing choice – contact the university or college first to check they have places.
This course is not accepting applications for deferred entry.
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
We aim to produce versatile, creative and thoughtful actors, able to take responsibility for shaping their own careers. We offer you a rigorous programme of technique, rehearsal and performance practice through a wide range of repertoire in both live and recorded media. This is combined with classes that encourage you to cultivate yourself as an enterprising, self-reliant actor with the necessary business acumen to find and create work to achieve a sustained career. Number of places available each year: 20
Modules
/ YEAR ONE: The Actor's Preparation: Acting Principles 1 / The Actor's Preparation: Acting Principles 2 / The Actor's Preparation: Acting Principles 3 / Artistic Practice 1 // YEAR TWO: The Actor's Process: Project 1 / The Actor's Process: Project 2 / The Actor's Process: Project 3 / Artistic Practice 2 /// YEAR THREE: The Actor's Performance: Professional Production 1 / The Actor's Performance: Professional Production 2 / The Actor's Performance: Professional Production 3 / Artistic Practice 3
Assessment method
Your assessment takes place during practical classes and rehearsals, performances and your reflective journals. Overall, assessment is based on applications of technique in performance situations, either in front of an audience or in workshops. The coursework element is focused on your future career, your working environment and critical life skills. In your third year you undertake an optional practical or written research project. Again, career focused and chosen by you. Practical/written work ratio 80% practical work / 20% written course work
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
How to apply
You can no longer submit a new application for courses starting in 2024.
If you already have a 2024 application and are in Clearing, you can add this course as a Clearing choice – contact the university or college first to check they have places.
This course is not accepting applications from students requiring a Student visa. For more information, please contact the course provider.
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- W410
- Institution code:
- L48
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 64 points
A level - CC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MPP
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
https://lipa.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate-courses/ba-hons-acting/#entry-requirements
Additional entry requirements
Audition
Successful applicants will be invited to audition
Interview
Other
Acting applicants are required to submit some additional information by 15th January. Applicants who apply before 15th January deadline will be contacted to request further information.
Student Outcomes
Operated by the Office for Students
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| EU | £19500 | Year 1 |
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| International | £19500 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Mount Street
Liverpool
L1 9HF